FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE

Book ID/图书代码： 14780010B37885

English Summary/英文概要： Every woman remembers her firsts: Her first kiss. Her first lover. And her first time contemplating an affair…

Each Friday morning at the Indigo Moon Café, Jennifer, Bridget and Tamara meet to swap stories about marriage, kids, and work. But one day, spurred by recent e-mails from her college ex, Jennifer poses questions they’ve never faced before. What if they all married the wrong man? What if they’re living the wrong life? And what would happen if, just once, they gave in to temptation… Soon each woman is second-guessing the choices she’s made—and the ones she can unmake—as she becomes aware of new opportunities around every corner, from attentive colleagues and sexy neighbors to flirtatious past lovers. And as fantasies blur with real life, Jennifer, Bridget and Tamara begin to realize how little they know about each other, their marriages, and themselves, and how much there is to gain—and lose—when you step outside the rules…

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 每個星期五早上在Indigo Moon咖啡館，Jennifer, Bridget 和Tamara在這裡聚會，交換各自有關婚姻生活，孩子和工作的故事，但是有一天，她最近突然收到以前大學學友的電子郵件，Jennifer遭遇它從來沒有面臨過的問題。如果他們都嫁錯了人？如果他們正生活痛苦怎麼辦？僅有一次，如果他們在誘惑下屈服，會發生什麼事，... ...每個女人一生中又有多少次的第二次選擇呢？— 其中還有一些是她認為可以挽救的 — 因為她開始意識到生活中隨處都存在著新的機遇，從細心的同事，性感的鄰居到以往的情人。就像幻想模糊了現實生活，Jennifer, Bridget 和Tamara開始明白其實對對方的婚姻，和他們自己相互瞭解的都很少，以及當你跨出生活規則時，你在人生中獲得了多少 — 又失去了多少 —……（Sandy）

Awards/获奖情况：Brant通過這三位朋友二年的低迷期，和他們掙紮與沉悶的婚姻中瑣碎事的的故事。Tamara, Bridget, 和 Jennifer每個星期五上午討論他們的世俗生活，唯一的情趣就是她們眼中幻想中的完美男人。對於Jennifer, 是大學戀人David; 對於Bridget, 是從事牙醫工作的Luke：而對於Tamara,是她年輕的鄰居Aaron。在坦白承認自己的感情失意後，這三位女士同意相互分享她們與感情生活。這部彌漫狂熱的感情故事的前提從未讓人感到激動，但是；卻很難告訴不同的女士，就像是她們枯燥的婚姻生活和個人故事情節幾乎沒有什麼大的區別，而對於這樣一組閒聊的朋友，她們彼此之間是很有保留的。就Brant的《According to Jane》（都是珍‧奧斯汀惹的禍）而言這是一部講述有關失望的愛情承諾的故事。—— Publishers Weekly（出版人週刊）。

Brant falls into the sophomore slump with this tale of three friends struggling through boring patches in their marriages. Tamara, Bridget, and Jennifer meet every Friday morning to discuss their mundane lives, the only hint of spice being the fantasy man each has her eye on. For Jennifer, it’s college flame David; for Bridget, it’s Dr. Luke, the dentist she works for; and for Tamara, it’s Aaron, her younger next-door neighbor. After confessing to their crushes, the women agree to share what happens with the objects of their affection. This potentially steamy premise never picks up heat, though; it’s difficult to tell the women apart, as their dull marriages and individual story lines are barely differentiated, and for a group of gossiping friends, they’re awfully withholding. This is a disappointment considering the promise Brant showed in According to Jane. ---From Publishers Weekly

"Marilyn Brant’s sophomore effort...is a brilliant character study of three very different women..."---Manchester Books Examiner

"Readers will sympathize with women who feel stuck in their lives and don’t know what to do next..."---Romantic Times BOOKreviews

"Friday Mornings at Nine is the perfect example of a book by an author whose writing just gets better and better. In her second book, Marilyn Brant’s prose is superb..."---Chicago Books Examiner

"Emotionally packed, it’s hard to put down...this book was as much about friendship as it was about what goes on behind the closed doors of marriage...A highly recommended women’s fiction read."000Kelly Moran, award-winning author/reviewer

About the Author/作者介绍： Marilyn Brant一直是一個任課老師，圖書館工作人員，自由撰稿人和一個國家級圖書評論員。她與丈夫和兒子在芝加哥的郊區，由於家中書籍堆砌成塔，經常會發生書堆倒塌而砸向她的危險情況。Marilyn是北美Jane Austen Society（簡奧斯丁學會）榮譽會員，處女作小說"Jane"榮獲America’s prestigious Golden Heart® Award（美國著名的金心®）浪漫作家獎。在她不工作的時候，她喜歡旅行，聽音樂和嘗試品味新的甜點。讀者可以在www.marilynbrant.com. 上訪問她的網站。

Marilyn Brant has been a classroom teacher, a library staff member, a freelance writer and a national book reviewer. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and son, surrounded by towers of books that often threaten to topple over and crush her. A proud member of the Jane Austen Society of North America, Marilyn’s debut novel featuring "Jane" won the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart® Award. When not working on her next book, she enjoys traveling, listening to music and finding new desserts to taste test. Readers can visit her website at www.marilynbrant.com.

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